Dear Patriots (bcc herein w/permission to forward),
Given the on-going Calamity associated with Obama and his ‘team’
of Marxist Progressives, I think this communique from Pastor Timothy Manning,
issued on 31 July 2011,
requires a re-read.
Deo Vindice,
Craig Maus, President, The Confederate Society of America
…… We Told You So, didn’t we?
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From: Craig Maus [mailto:csacommand@windstream.net]
To: Timothy Manning
Subject: FW: Honor God Above The State.
Importance: High
To: Timothy Manning
Subject: FW: Honor God Above The State.
Importance: High
Dear
Patriots (1,400 bcc herein w/permission to forward),
I
have received a number of inquiries from several Ministers and various clergy.
Perhaps
this profound explanation from Mr. Manning, dated 31 July 2011, will help one
and all including those within my general list.
Deo
Vindice,
Craig
Maus
President,
The Confederate Society of America
A
Country that knows NOT of Its Origin is like a Ship without a Rudder- Sooner or
Later It WILL Destroy Itself on the Reef of Stupidity- c. maus
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From: Craig Maus [mailto:csacommand@windstream.net]
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 2:20 PM
To: Timothy D. Manning
Subject: Re: Honor God Above The State.
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 2:20 PM
To: Timothy D. Manning
Subject: Re: Honor God Above The State.
When
we FORGET where we have been, how can we ever expect to know where we are
going? Thanks Tim for sharing. (hundreds bcc herein)
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Original Message -----
From: Timothy D.
Manning
To:
undisclosed-recipients
Sent: Saturday, July 30,
2011 8:37 PM
Subject: Honor God Above The
State
RE: Honoring God Above The State
Dear Friends,
There are a few areas of thought in which
the “Reconstruction” of both northern and Southern people has been wickedly
successful much to our disgrace.
Reconstruction began as an imperative by
the radical Republicans to retain political power over the Democrats during and
after the end of Lincoln's War to Prevent Southern Independence.
Reconstruction continued the war, the
rape, the looting and the enslavement of all Southerners, but now the men of
the Confederate States of America were disarmed and could not defend
themselves, their families, their property. They could no longer resist USA
tyranny. Southern men fought to resist a foreign invasion of their countries (States) by a tyrannical USA.
A most conspicuous practice in this
regard is that most people no longer know the difference between patriotism,
legitimate nationalism and the radical and bogus supra-nationalism that so
distinguishes Americans during my generation.
The sole duty of men after 1865 was to
support the Central Government
of the USA.
The "Reconstruction" process of
social, religious and political devolution began almost immediately following
Lincoln's War to Prevent Southern Independence and has been shamefully
successful to the moral, spiritual and social hurt of the Southern people.
Recently I posted the following note on
my FaceBook page, “As I pass church after church while driving through eastern
and Southern States I notice that:
1) many churches fly the USA flag outside
of their church and do not flag the Christian flag at all. This includes churches and educational
institutions, and
2) that all churches that fly both the
USA flag and Christian flag outside ALWAYS fly the USA federal flag in the superior position of
highest honor.
Both practices are clearly “idolatrous.”
This is also the common practice in
church school classrooms. Many classrooms are more likely to have pictures of
Abraham Lincoln rather than pictures of Moses, Abraham, David, Matthew, Mark,
Luke, John or Paul on their walls.
Typical of the most Reconstructed folks
is the note I received from _______________ saying,
“No,
Tim - It's a matter of protocol as stated in the flag code. It's a matter of
law - - 'render unto Caeser' and
all that. I don't see the big deal. We don't dip our national flag to anyone either
- - though our President seems to bow a lot - - but that's him as an individual
who doesn't understand just how offensive that gesture is to those of us who
would bow to no one.”
This
gentlemen fails to recognize how offensive it is to exalt the symbol of the USA Government over that
of God.
He left out the most significant portion
in his reference to a portion of that Scripture, and that is “and unto God the things
that are God's.” It is the second portion of
that text that is clearly the most important
for all believers in God.
His view IS NOT "the
protocol" that is legally necessary in the USA for churches, not
that his point really matters.
God's sovereignty over earthly
governments and people is always superior. A flags position and placement
testifies to a great deal of truth. Our support to a state government must
never be seen as superior to our responsibility to or allegiance for our God.
This is why the Christian flag is NEVER permitted to be bowed to any civil flag
of any kind.
This note was from a Southern man who is an
atheist. He has a sincere love of much that the South stood and stands for, but
does not recognize that the foundation of western civilization
was secured by and on Biblical principles. It does not occur to him that
his view of government and its flag is a violation of our right to freely
believe in God and practice freely our Christian faith.
The Bible is the supreme standard of
protocol
for any and all civilized societies and people. I believe that people
today generally lack an informed concept of and appreciation for the
sovereignty and holiness of God.
I find that flying a civil flag at and/or in the
houses of worship of the living God who rules the universe is offensive and
lacking in Biblical perceptions that are vital to being faithful in our
honouring a Holy God.
Flying a national flag on the property of
churches, religious institutions of education and in those churches and
institutions in the USA is recent practice that largely took shape following
World Wars I and II. The desire to fly the flag of a national government
(it is not even the flag of a people) is a new and novel idea that was adopted
by radical supra-political nationalists and socialists who believe
that the central secular government should be sovereign and reign supreme.
This was exactly the line of thought of Abraham
Lincoln and many, if not most of today's Southerners, have bought into the
big agnostic yankee and socialist lie.
If you attend a church where this would need to
be explained to your pastor, then it is likely that your pastors insights into
other spiritual matters are just as lacking as his inability to discern the
secular from the sacred. Such pastors are a shame to the Christian ministry.
I have taught theology and trained Bible
translators and pastors for most of 43 years and cannot legitimately consider
this issue apart from Biblical theology and principles, church history and
Christian practices. I have often told my students that if Christ were here
visiting our churches today that I am not sure He would recognise that
Christianity has survived in the United States, north or South.
The gentleman then responded, "I think that
too many people try to tell me what Christ would think. But, this is all a
matter of opinion and you're entitled to yours. We're still that much of a free
country."
Apparently I am not the first religious person
to object to his secular “religious” views. We would be wise to realise that it
is not unusual for secular, atheist and agnostic people to quote the Bible to
Christians in a deceitful or even sincerely and "well-meant" but
bogus and ill-conceived effort to undermine the traditional spiritual
views and practices that created what we call classical western civilization.
The testimony of informed and well-reasoning
Christians is no longer welcome even in some communities of the South and in
nearly none of the communities in the rest of the USA. This testimony is even
rejected in most churches, but that does not mean that the testimony is not
timely, needed and true.
The fallacies here are several. It is apparently
OK in the USA and the western world to force agnostic and atheistic political
views on our people and tell Christians how they are to honour their civil
government on church property and inside their houses of worship. They no
longer consider it a violation of God's Sovereignty and Holiness to place a
secular government symbol in a position specifically defined as “superior” to
the symbol of God even in His houses of worship. Sad to say it is church
members who tolerate and even encourage this dishonourable practice.
This practice is widely accepted in the north
and in the Southern States and it is clearly and indisputably a spiritual and
intellectual absurdity. The Christian flag should never stand as secondary in
our churches, schools, parades or any other place it is flown. To do so is to
bear public testimony that the power and authority of the not-almighty earthly
state is superior to the sovereignty and authority of our Almighty God. This is
idolatry and invites the judgement of God on our people that may well be more
severe than what we have recently or ever seen and experienced.
The character of God was fully vindicated at the
Cross. Where will you be when God vindicates His people?
--
Timothy D. Manning, M.Div
Executive Director
www.TheSouthernPartisan.com
160 Longbridge Drive
Kernersville, North Carolina 27284
Phone: (336) 420-5355
Email: tim@thesouthernpartisan.com
Timothy D. Manning, M.Div
Executive Director
www.TheSouthernPartisan.com
160 Longbridge Drive
Kernersville, North Carolina 27284
Phone: (336) 420-5355
Email: tim@thesouthernpartisan.com
